Scrubbing-machine.



W. D. REID.

SGRUBBING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 11111. 3, 1910.

Patented 11 51211911.

a sums-simm- 1.

SGRUBBING MAGHINB. o

APYLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1910.

990,775. Pa ented Apr. 25, 1911.

BEETS-SHEET 2.

W. D. REID. SORUBBING MACHINE.

urmcu'mn FILED we. 5, 1910.

Patented Apr. 25, 1911.

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,eids w te certeingnewjnd ;r1. hljin 1 Madeclare the fol owing of Tennes'se I N1 useful Im' r ements I 6 here invention,- snchi ias" w llleneble1ot ers skilled in the altitO'WlllChjlifilPPGltRlnS-tQ make and use the same; reference being lhad to .the 'ae-. 'conipanying drawings, and; to letters or fig ;form' apart of thi'sj. specification;

ures 'of reference "marked;- thereon which surfaces to efieetua-lljreniove he provide an',,zipperatus"*to 25 ,A further object are details of construction n'nd "srreng'ementof pa rts. which. will Ebe hereinafter '-desor1bed,-

1 and particularly.pointed out the claims,

, In the drz twingsrF-i'gure view of invention. "F nal central section-of the trensrerse section approx Fig. 2. Fig; 4 is 1' I on the line, Fig. 2

I ,The same numeralsre f ei to likegall uflpljezfiguresp f V. v r .1 I'indicates a? frame "ofis uitable construe-- ;xtion, supported/ en casters 2; and p'rovided OHIO the letter The is clainped. on the periphery of'thefdrum t, by an a-ppronriate fastening; ineans'bands 8 being shown in the drawings m offlexible base 10. is secured to the driim 9, by

esidingiat nop'dete'chabl'e, is to permit of the 'ready end convenient removal, and substitution of- -another should either become WOI'IliOl'flIlby the brush, 5.

at 12. p r- I The purpose of'forming the brush and jur'ed. v

A partition 18, extends across the frame between the brush and mop to prevent the water, from the brush splatlering to thc.1nop;"' v OI. V1C6 verse.

Located between the front ofthc frame 1, andthe front of :1 clear water tank" 17,'-is a compartment 19, to receive cleaning powder or the like agent used in scrubbing. 1n the bottom of this compartment are outlet openings20,.' for the passage ofthe powder, and I A. short distance above the bottoxnof the compartment is a rotgiry'egithtor 22, to assist in forcing the @powder'tothe bottom and thereby prevent cloggingxorchoking of the openings.

, Between the bottom of the compartment 4 19 ,'a i1d-the rotary brush 5, and close to the plane-of the floor, is a horizontally disposed pipe provided with numerous. perforat1ons24t, and connected with the clear water tank 17. .The water passing through the -.pipe drops on the floor andinixes with the ,powder preparatory to the scrubbing notion The water passing through the pipe is controlled by a cook 25.

s :In rear of. the revoluble mop 19, and

the. clear Water tank 17, is :1 main dirty water tank 27,' designed to receive the dirty 'Water froln the mops. Between thc revoluble'niop andthe main dirty \vaterrecewing tank is a horizontalroll 28, which impinges -the H161) to squeeze the dirtywater from the 'inop.sponge. From the underside of the 1'011128, leads aninclined trough 29, leading .into the" main dirty water re'ceivlng tank 27.

I Mounted above. and-below the main dirty water receiving tank ziremllers 30, around ""gsbem ge M n -P .-4 I-a-tentedlAprI25,1911.

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Ielemps or other suitable means indicated "which pass two transversely niov'able mops 7 32 -32, in the form'ofendless belts, to" which are attached sponges indicated-M33. Each endless mop passes under and over the main dirty water receiving tanknandto insilre-of A the squeezing ofthe Wa-tr from the Beltfand *to'dilnect it to the tank. I provide two pairs [of rolls 3434 for each nop. Eaeh pair of rollsis supported inn hanger 35; the lower roller being supported:in 'stationar'y bear mounted. Springs. '36 normally force the F while thenpper roller" isgyieldingly shaft 68, the mainll ndaiisiliary bearings of e upperroll downwardly with sufiicient 'press'ure to compress the sponge mop-and therebyjsqueeze the water there from. If, perchance the first pair of rolls "i do'notsq'ueeze the water from the sponge To augment the o the second set. will, so as to insure ejecting the dirty water upon .eachoomplete cyele of movement of the mops.

eansing of ,the trans versely operable mops, they are each sprinkled with clear water from small tanks 38,-(38, located above the mops, and in 1s planes between ;the respective pairs. of squeezing rolls; These. small tanks are attached'to the bottom ofan auxiliary dirty k 17, by a 'p'pe 40, having a I the passage of the water,

- intothe main dirty waterreceiving tank, is a pump 50, designed to pump water from themainhdirty water receivingtank to the auxiliary dirty water receiving tank. This I- find necessary because of the'economy it .;.'will enable -me to, practice. in that the 't-ransyersely operated-mops will not have to be so large and have such a great distance -to travel. Therefore, to offset the necessarily small size of the main dirty water receiving tank, I pump. thewater therefrom into the auxiliary dirty water receiving tank. It will he oberved that the water moppedby the revoluble mop 9, in

rear. of the rotarvbr'ush' 5, as well as the water mopped b'-'.- -;he transversely arranged mops in rear of the apparatus, is all directed I into the maindirty water receivingfitank.

s'o that ample provision 'must be-made to accommodate all of the waterand dirt discharged therein. Y

, -On thespindle of the revolving brush is abeveledgear wheel 54, and on theispindle 'of the revolving mop is a beveled pinion 55. pinion 56.. Mounted in suitable hearings in and-on the end of the agitator 22 is a beveled the'main frame'is-a horizontally disposed a shaft 57 prov ided with beveled gear wheels 57f,'5 8,ga'nd sewn-ah mesh with-the beveled gear wheels '54, 55, and '56, whereby to ir'n:-

,pm the nces'sa ryanotion to thefagitator; ,brush. and mom, the end of the horizontally disposed-shaft'is another-gearwheel.

'60-which meshes-with n beveled gear wheel end 'with'a gear wheel 63 which meshes with "61 on, a short-l'shaft 62 provided on its lower h agea'r'wheel' -64:'o'n ahorizontal shaft. 65

mounted in the main. frame, On the rear end ofthe shaft 65 is a'gear wheel 66 which with a gear, wheel .67 mounted ona dirty {water 'reeeiving' fitanks. f "shaft. is provided with a worm 69, which meshes with a worm gear '70, "on-one of the horizontally mounted rolls". 30', over; which the trans- "versely movable'mops are mounted. On the upper" end of the sh'aftl68, is abe'veled gear w I 1eel 72 meshing with a beveled gear wheel" 73 on .thel main shaft of a gasolene engine conventionall .iridicated-at 'ifi and mounted on' the mainifiame above the auxiliary dirty water reeeivingitanki... v.

Inoperation,- the. motor is started and through. the" train off'gearing, the agitator in the compsii tmentl isrevolved and the valve 21'-is, openedtop ermita. sufiicieiit sup: ply of powdertefdro to the floor.'-' The cockv 25 is turnedion'; an thepwa te r'fl'ows--froni f g the pipe 23 to the'floor to mixjthe powderedf cleansing material whichiis intront of-the' revoluble'brush. The revoluble brush..5, re-

.volves' --in" a forward direction'indicated by the arrows a and. scrubs the floor sufliciently "to loosen the dirt, l nd upo1'1 further] move: ment of the apparatus ,the revoluble', mop 9 takes up or absorbsthe dirty water and sediment, and as the mop revolves in.=th e' direction of the arrewbi thef' roller. 28'' tends to sqnee'ze'th. spohgezanjd force's; the-water and dirtatherefrom'. As the-apparatus passes over Ithe' surface. 'thejg'earing {causes the" transversely; operatedmops toinovein a plane transversewof thejdirection' oi. the

travel of the machine, andjthe' firstfm'op will take up such dirt, or. remove the streaks from the floor, asmay beleft 'by the, action of the 'revolublemop, and" any" moisture or dirty water taken up bythe sponge of, the first transverse mop'will be squeezed. out by the first set oftransverse rollers 34. The spongeon the transverse mop is thereby cleansed and at the same time, the water passing through the 'small tanks .38, ;f a lls on the. sponge ,and "cleans any (dirt or "sediment; which may remain inv the sponge after having passed through the first set of transverse rollers. Upon-further movement-of the first' transverse mop, the secondset oirolls cleans the wate'n therefrom andleaves them .in a moistened condi'tiom'i-whereby "to the floor and removeajny.streaks l-eftf'thereon by the .re'volublc mop}; This operation is repeated by 'fthej sec nd r. rearmost transverse-mop, so thefloo g, and by reason of th 'liume'rouspm of the sponges they tend to; polish the fljootfor, 8mg.-

face as well as; cleanit-.. During the time "the apparatus is workingasYHesoribed, the

tor is operating: the "pump thro hgia con nectionj indicated Bat 80, and the d1 '3! water is pumped from the main to the'auiiliarv-rgcei'vingtank into which" allrof fthe din .waLterwilleventually,bedirected'; f

With a scrubb'ng.machine-suchlas 'de scribed, "considerable time and labormay be frame in rear of the revo ving scrubbing dethe entire apparatus pushedover the "surface to be scrubbed, and a'sthe-motor operates the brush and mo 5,

will; be, obvious that the operation wi be 'lheltanks new arranged as an asta 4.

i splashing ofgtlie water and [will take upthe 4 1 dirty wateevafter-the'scrubbing aseraaon is volvi 4 of the revolving'sc'rubber'; meansjfor supplying cleansing powder, and'water in advance dirty water receiving tank;

V mops mounted to pass'ov'enand of the revolving scrubber, meansfor squeezing the revolvingmop, a dirty water re ce1ving tank in rear of the revolving mop, a trough from the squeezing device to 'the. dirty water' tank, and transversely movable around the ,2. In a scrubbing apparatus of the class described, the combination ofa frame, a revolving scrubber mounted in the frame, a' revolving mopmounted in the frame in rearof the revolving scrubber, meansforsup-- plying cleansing powder and water in advance of the revolving scrubber, 'means'for' squeezing the mop, a dirty waterreceiving tank in rear of the revolving mop,'a trough from the squeezing device toot-he dirty water receiving tank, transversely arrangedmops,

each jOf which pass around the dirty water receiving 'tank, two squeezing-devicesfor veach transverse mop located over the dirty water receiving tank, a tank provided with I a perforated bottom over each of the transverselyfarranged mops and [between the planes ofthe squeezing devices, and gearing for operating the revolving brush -andthe mo s.

In a scrubbing device of the character described, the combination of a frame, a revolving scrubbing dev'ice' mounted in the frame, a revolving mo mounted in the vice. a compartment in advanceof the .re volving scrubbert'o; receive a cleansing'pow-- der, means for controlling the exit of the cleansing powder, a-perfora-ted supply pipe supported in the frame between' the compartment and the revolving scrubber, a' tank located above the 'revolving'scrubber, a pipe connecting the tank and the aforesaid pipe, a dirty water receiving tank in rear of the revolving mop, squeezing devices interposed between'the dirty water receiving'tank and the revolving nop.;a trough from the squeezingdevice to the dirty water receiving tank, one or more transversely'inovable' mops passoeoivvc iiig around dirty water rece ving jtank, f- I "receiving-tanks, and-meansjforl operatingtlie' brush, th'e mops, andfthe pum I' I '4. In a scrubbingjdevice'io the classlde scribed, thecombination of a frame, a scru bing' brusl1,.a mop. cooperating therewith a U clear water receiving tank above the brush I and the aforesaid mop,means inadvance of the-brush 'forspreading a cleansing powder to the surface to be cleaned, a pipe interposed between the aforesaid means and the rush for sprinkling the surface with water, said pipe being connected to the clear water tank, a'mop in rear of the aforesaid mop which moves in a transverse plane, means fors'queezing the latter mop, a tank to re- -ceive the dirty water from the: mops, and means for operating the mops and the brush. ;'5. In a scrubbing apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame, a re- ,vol-ving'mop, a fresh water receiving-tank, means connecting therewith for sprinkling water in advance-of therevolving brush, two endless mops located in rear of the revolving mop, the operative surface of the latter mops being parallel with the axis of the revolving 'mop, means for squeezing the dirty water from the latter mop, a tank to receive said dirty water, and means for operating the .mops and the revolving brush. 7

a 6. Ina scrubbing apparatus of the class 105 described, the combination of a 'frame, a scrubbing brush mounted therein, a clear water receiving tank mounted above the scrubbing brush, a. compartment-in advance, of the clear water tank, a'iransversely arranged perforated pipe in 1'' ar of the compartment, means for operating the brush, a dirty water receiving tank supportcd in the frame in rear of the brush, a series of rolls mounted adjacent the dirty water receiving 't-ank, an endlessmoppassing over the 'rolls and around the dirty water receiving tank, two sets of squeezing rolls for .the endless mop, one of each set of rolls being yieldably mounted, a tank locatedabove the transversely, movable mop, a" ipe connecting said latter tank with: the cear water receiving tank' and means for operating the trans" weasel movable m'op.

nascrubbing apparatus of the class described, the combination of a frame, a revolving mop in rear of the brush, a partition between the revolving brush and the revolving mop, means for rcvolving the brush and squeezing devices f or'squeezm'gjthe mops,

volving brush mounted in the frame,a-re- 41 .v a j, Y t 99 ,775,

the revolving mopopposite. directions, a

pipe foispnnkhng the surface to be scrubbed in advance; oft-heerevolving brush, a clear \vaterreceiving tank located above the brush 3 and connected iwith. the pipe, a dirty. water; rec'eivin tank 1n rear of the revolving mop,

'- means or squeezing the revolving mop, a

trough leadingtherefrom to .the dirty water receiving tank; and: a mop moving transversely of the plane of the movement of the I apparatus in rear of: the revolving mop,

means" for squeezing the transversely m0v I able niop,--and m'eans formovmg the mop.-

for sprinkling powder to the surface to be i w 8. In a scrubbing apparatus of the chai' V acter described; the combination of, a frame a -evolving-brush mountedth'erem means cleaned in advance of. the; revolving.- brush; Q a" pipe for supplying theei su 'faceto 'be cleaned withwater in advance of; the' brus h, 2oa. dirt water receiving tank, a n op operable in a p anetransvei se tothenioven entof-theapparatus, means'ffor squeezing-theme to? cause the dirty water-to fall jintofthei i tyf.

'water receiving tank, anqmeans f oiiofiephtai the mop.

I v in testimony-whereof have signed-name, to this specification-in 'thep 'esence'offtwo 

